There were 10,010 homes in Lexington County with no power around 7 a.m. Saturday, according to SCE&G. By 8:45 a.m. there were close to 20,000 without power in Lexington County. The company anticipated 100,000 outages from Hurricane Matthew. The category 2 hurricane brushed the coast near Hilton Head overnight.

S.C. Electric and Gas officials are expecting 105 mph winds, a storm surge of 10-to-12-feet and a foot-to-15-inches of rain from Hurricane Matthew. SCE&G President Keller Kissam spoke at a press conference Friday afternoon, where he offered assurance. “We are prepared for this event,” Kissam said. He said the utility […]

SCDPS Director Leroy Smith advises that all lanes on I 26 should be back to normal around midday. And all transit agencies are ending evacuation services.  As Hurricane Matthew approaches the state, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has announced that all transit agencies along the South Carolina coast will […]

David Arnold gave the West Columbia Police Department a $10,000 donation in August. Tuesday night, he said he plans to give a lot more. Capt. Scott Morrison, of the WCPD, presented Arnold with a resolution during the West Columbia City Council meeting. It thanked Arnold for his $10,000 donation.  When […]

With Hurricane Matthew moving up the East Coast, trucks full of recovery equipment are being staged in Cayce. These four loads of equipment were sitting at a site on Charleston Highway in Cayce Thursday afternoon, in preparation to be moved to the storm site when needed. The hurricane is expected […]

Brookland-Cayce was scheduled for a big showdown at home with Gilbert, and Airport would be hosting North Augusta. But those high school football games won’t happen Friday. There have been postponed until Nov. 4, thanks to Hurricane Matthew. The South Carolina High School League announced this week that the high […]

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), in conjunction with our partners at DPS, SLED, DNR, and National Guard, plans to remove the lane reversal on I-26 tomorrow morning, Friday, October 7, 2016. The process for returning I-26 to normal operations will begin by law enforcement stopping traffic from entering […]

South Carolina and Georgia will play on Sunday – instead of Saturday- at Williams-Brice Stadium. The day change was announced Thursday night. Game time and TV information has not been announced. The game is being changed because of Hurricane Matthew heading toward the state. The latest forecast track from the National […]

County of Lexington advises dam, private reservoir and pond owners to begin lowering water levels The Lexington County Department of Public Safety is advising owners of private dams, reservoirs and ponds to begin lowering the water levels of their bodies of water ahead of Hurricane Matthew, which could bring heavy […]